REHABILITATION IS THE AIM
Basic Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Reducing Symptomatology (symptoms) - through pharmacotherapy (prescribed drugs), psychological treatments and psychosocial interventions
- Reducing the effects or side effects of the above such treatments eg. Prolonged institutionalisation.
- Improving Social Competence - by enhancing individuals' social skills, through psychological coping and occupational functioning.
- Reducing stigma and discrimination
- Family Support - to those families with a member who has a mental illness.
- Social Support - eg housing, employment, social network and leisure
- Consumer Empowerment - enhancing autonomy, self-sufficiency and self-advocacy.
*according to the World Health Organisations' consensus statement on Psychosocial Rehabilitation.
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Rehabilitation is a core concept of our Model of Service Delivery. "The goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is the person with a psychiatric disability can perform those physical, emotional, social and intellectual skills needed to live, learn and work in a community with the least amount of support ecessary..."
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Rehabilitation Services Programs - Through our Rehabilitation Service, clients are assisted to access mainstream rehabilitation services through specially designed Programs under eight (8) areas:
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